This William Palace was the royal palace at that time. To put it simply, this palace was the palace used by Napoleon III and his fifth uncle, and it was built for his Bonaparte family.
What is the significance of the Prussians choosing this place as a prison? Call it humiliating, but this William Palace is really gorgeous. Jérôme Bonaparte was originally a arrogant, lustful, voluptuous man in history!
One can imagine how luxurious this palace is, and it is unimaginable to use it as a prison!
In fact, Xiao Letian could guess that Prussia did not want to completely turn against the Bonaparte family. For these royal families in Europe, they were still willing to follow tradition.
The French Emperor was put under house arrest for a year or two, and then he found some excuse to let him out. I believe that by then the Bonaparte family would have a new way out.
The King of France in the William Palace is actually just a spare trump card for pampering! It's just that the Prussians haven't figured out how to play this card yet!
You didn't think about it, but Xiao Letian did. After getting Thiers' secret message, and when he knew that Trochu had not fallen into the trap at all, the head of state began to make careful calculations!
After much deliberation, we still have to play the card of the French Emperor. This is the trump card that can stimulate the French people the most. I believe that as soon as the French Emperor is released from prison, the whole of France will be in chaos again.
I originally wanted to take the initiative to find Bismarck after dinner, but I didn’t expect Bismarck to arrive early, which saves trouble!
After listening to Xiao Letian's analysis, Bismarck hit it off and the two immediately reached an agreement. The area near Porte de Chapelle in Paris was the Chinese garrison area, and the Chinese were not responsible for offensive operations but only defense.
In order to prevent Xiao Letian from temporarily going crazy on the battlefield, Bismarck gave him a temporary task and asked him to go to the William Palace to release the French Emperor Napoleon III.
Bismarck smiled weirdly and said, "I'm so worried about you. Sometimes you have a hot head. You have a very stubborn hero complex. Sometimes you can't control yourself and run to the front line battlefield..."
"In order to prevent you from going crazy, you should do some diplomatic work. The battle in Paris will not end for a year and a half. This period of time is very boring. You should use it to do other more important tasks. …”
"Princess Sissi has never returned to Vienna..."
Even though Xiao Letian was thick-skinned, he blushed a little when Bismarck mentioned Princess Sissi's name, "Okay, I'm afraid of you... I'll take you to inspect the battlefield this afternoon, and I'll go to Basel tomorrow. OK……"
Leaders of this level are generally not allowed to participate in such a dangerous mission as inspecting the front lines of Paris, but today is a special case!
Because Duke Zeppelin has already driven the super airship and slowly arrived in Paris from Sedan!
Of course, the speed of the airship is very slow. If it encounters strong winds and has to lower its height and use ropes to avoid it, it is of course impossible to expect the airship to catch up with the speed of the cavalry.
But don't forget that the airship flies in the sky. It can move forward in a straight line and does not have to avoid any obstacles. It doesn't matter what mountains, rivers, or French defense lines you have, it doesn't matter to the airship.
This is a brand new war tool. The French have no equipment to deal with it at all. The concepts of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns have not yet appeared. People can only watch the terrifying thing running rampant in the sky.
There were also angry soldiers who fired into the sky, but the power of the bullets fired from above could not penetrate the protective airbags and pods!
Want to set up a heavy Napoleonic cannon and fire it? By the time you set it up, the airship will have flown far away...
It was this straight road that allowed Duke Zeppelin to arrive at the outskirts of Paris only three days later than the main force. Bismarck immediately beamed with joy when he saw this precious bump.
"To be honest, I do admire your vision...it is obviously our Prussian technology, but you can accurately see that this technology will definitely succeed..."
"Not only can you see it, but you really dare to invest a huge amount of research funds...On this point, I am not as good as you!"
The huge zeppelin was slowly pressing down like a mountain, and a large carrot field around the town of Bobigny had been completely destroyed. Countless military boots and horse hooves trampled the place into a huge playground.
Chinese soldiers defended in a ring, keeping an eye on possible dangers around them!
The armored pod finally slowly landed on the ground. A group of soldiers ran over and began to help the airship staff replace the ballast sandbags and replenish ammunition, food and other supplies.
When Bismarck saw that these people were all wearing heavy furs in September, they looked like Tsarist Russian goods. They were not exquisite but definitely warm enough.
Duke Zeppelin saw the Prime Minister's surprise and quickly smiled and said, "The temperature in the sky is very low. It's impossible not to wear something warmer... Head of state, please change into this bearskin coat!"
It was really a bearskin coat. When I put it on, I immediately started sweating on my forehead. From a distance, I looked like a polar bear.
But when Bismarck turned to look at Xiao Letian, he was stunned. "Huh? Are your clothes specially made?"
Of course it was specially made. In 1870, you can see the A2 bomber jacket from the US Army during World War II, paired with a pair of large leather pants. This outfit stunned everyone at the time.
"Dear Prime Minister, the temperature at high altitude is extremely low, and leather jackets are the best protection against wind and cold. In the future, such clothes will become standard equipment for the Chinese airship troops..."
Bismarck was completely out of temper with this man. How could such an unconventional person become the leader of a country? I don’t know whether this character’s influence on the Chinese people is good or bad!
"Hot gas pressurizes...closes the bleed valve...adds fuel..."
The blazing small boiler can not only drive the huge propeller to rotate, but also provide enough heat for the airbag. Bismarck felt his feet shake, and the Zeppelin slowly broke away from the shackles of the earth.
Even though hot air balloon technology is very mature in this era, this is Bismarck's first time flying in the sky. All this is very novel for him.
The airship rose higher and higher, soon surpassing the tree crowns and roofs, and soon passed the church bell tower, and soon the view became extremely wide.
"Oh my God! Is that city in front of you Paris? It looks so majestic from the air!"
The Zeppelin rose to an altitude of thirty meters. At this moment, human vision has been greatly expanded. The huge city of Paris, ten kilometers away, has appeared at the end of the horizon.
Duke Zeppelin said, "On the Führer, the enemy has no secrets anymore... The target is due south, flying around Paris!"
